Defining Mercy
- Mercy is properly an affection related to the divine will, whereby God has compassion on fallen creatures.” - Mark Jones
- “God’s mercy is His tenderhearted, loving compassion for His people. It is His tenderness of heart toward the needy. If grace contemplates humans as sinful, guilty, and condemned, mercy sees them as miserable and needy.” - Millard Erickson
Sermon Notes:
1. The Mercy of God Shown to Wretched Creatures
But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit - Titus 3:4-5
2. The Mercy of God Displayed by the Redeemed
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8
